William t



(No Model.)

' W. T. LORIMER. DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING THE LEGS OP TROUSERS. No.431,664.

Patented Ju1.y 8, 1890.

"we "cams wanna cm, mcrommq, wAsnmsnm, u. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

. WILLIAM T. LORIMER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ABELEVY AND HERRMAN LEVY, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

wire 0 O is preferably bent in the arc of a DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING THELEGS OF TROUSERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,664, dated July 8,1890.

Application filed October 16, 1889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. LORIMER, of Detroit, in the county ofWayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Pantaloons-Leg Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to attachments for pantaloons; and the object of myimprovements is to provide a device which is adapted to hold the lowerportion of the pantaloonsleg temporarily raised while the wearer iscrossing a muddy street or other similar place. I attain this object inthe device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a back elevation of the entire device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same attached to the pant'aloons-leg. Fig. 3 is a section on theline a: 51:, Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 isa view similar to Fig. 1,showing amodification of the device.

Similar letters refer to similar parts th roughout the several views.

A is'the pantaloons-leg.

B is ashield of thin rigid material, preferably non-oxidizable metal,perforated to allow the passage of a needle and thread to secure theshield to the pantaloons-leg. Said shield is secured to the inside ofthe pantaloons-leg. at the back and about six inches from the bottom ofthe leg.

0 (J are parallel legs, of an elastic wire, passing through and adaptedto slide longitudinally in loops E E E, which loops are struck up fromthe material of which theshield B is composed. The loop E is larger thanthe other loops.

D D is a catch provided with shoulders e e. The two parts of the catch DD are held apart by the elasticity of the wire C O, and maybe pressedtogether by pressing upon said wire.

F is a piece of rubber or other resilient material" attached to theshield B and to the lower part of the wire. The lower end of the circleto correspond to the shape of the pantalocus-leg, and is secured to thepantaloons-leg on the inside at the bottom and at the back of the leg.

In the form of the device shown in Fig. 1 the catch D D is formed nearthe upper end of the wire 0 0. I11 the form shown in Fig.

4 the elastic piece F is omitted, and the catch Serial No. 327,248. (Nomodel.)

D D is formed near the lower end of the wire 0 O. l

The operation of the above-described device is as followsz' In the formshown in Fig. 1, as usually worn, the wire 0 C is forced down,stretching the band F until the shoulders e e on the catch D D engagewith the lower edge of the loop E, thus holding the wire 0 O inposition. When it is desired to have the lower part of thepantaloons-leg raised, the two parts of the wire 0 C are pressedtogether, thus disengaging the catch D D,when the elastic stripFcontracts,drawing the wire 0 O upward, which wire carries with it thelower part of the pantaloons-leg, as shown in Fig. 2 in dotted lines. Inthe form shown in Fig. 4 the elastic strip F is omitted. This form ofthe device is usually worn in the position shown in Fig. 4. When it isdesired to raise the lower part of the pantaloons-leg, the Wire 0 C ispressed upward by hand until the catch D D engages with the upper edgeof the loop E, Fig. 4, thus holding the pantaloonsleg raised. When thecatch D D is disengaged from the loop E,

the wire 0 O and the pantaloons-leg fall by their own weight.

Having fully described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the shield B, adapted to be secured to thepantaloons-leg, an elastic wire 0 0, consisting of two parallel legs andreciprocating in guides on said shield, the catches D D, formed on thewire 0 C, and a loop E, secured to the shield 13 and adapted to engagewith the catch D D, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of a shield 13, adapted to be secured to thepantaloons-leg, a rod or wire 0, reciprocating in guides on said shieldand provided with a catch to hold it in posi- WILLIAM T. LORIMER.Witnesses:

ROBERT W. WEBB, ELLIOTT J. STODDARD.

